Hi everyone. First post here. I quit smoking 13 years ago. My pack years are unknown since I usually smoked on weekends or had a few during the day for periods, then didn't smoke for periods etc. I had asthma as a child. After a tough bout of bronchitis …

Having a chronic health condition, like COPD, can be stressful at times. Stress plays an important role in your body. It helps get your body ready to respond to a dangerous situation. But ongoing stress, like the kind you might experience with COPD, can …

25% increase in FEV1 is huge. And with a FEV1/FVC > 70%, your husband would not be even defined as "COPD" according to GOLD standard if both FVC and FEV1 are in the normal range. It'll be very helpful if you can post the values of FVC, FEV1, RV, TLC and …

I sent an email to my pulmonary doctors office asking his thoughts on if I should get the RSV vaccine. Here was their response. "He is for the RSV vaccine and would want you to get the GSK brand one because it appears to have about a 95% efficacy rate …

Hi everyone. I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I'm 47 years old, I smoked about a 1/2 pack a day for 28 years, and quit 3 years ago. About a two months I developed shortness of breath, rattles, and a productive cough. I went to the ER …

I was originally on Trelegy, switched to Breo and now back on Trelegy. Does anyone have severe sweats and short patience on trelegy?

Im in san antonio texas and they have an agency called Harmony Cares that was once Visiting Phasicians Assoc. They do regular doctor visits in your home or video calls. Sometimes even xrays and blood work. A great service when you can't get out regularly.

The Medical News Today website published this wonderful article, or several articles, on phlegm, mucus, etc. of whatever color you are coughing up today. https://www.medicalnewstoday …

Hi, I'm not a clinician but do have some background in psychology and there is plenty of research indicating poor mental health as a predictor of poor physical health. As the opening line of the following paper states:- "Psychological stress has been …

https://www.spiriva.com/asthma/why-spiriva There are quit a few side affects to the spiriva respimat.

If it is, I'd say it's pretty mild, but I'm not a doc and there are probably things I didn't see or missed. Have the doc who ordered the test interpret it for you.

Hi please take a look at my PFT I am female age36 and height 5 feet, my doc is saying my numbers are a bit skewed due to my large lung capacity. He says that my LLN is only 73 and I do not have COPD. FEV1/FEV ratio pre dilator is 65% post dilator is …

I noticed recently (last 6 months) that when I shower, fix my hair do dishes or have to move or stand for very long my arm, shoulder and back muscles feel like I have working out for the last 5 hours. It happens all the time, but some days are worse than …

This can be challenging! Our goal for exacerbations in "Zero". Lots of helpful hints in our educational materials. Go to our sister bronchiectasis site for additional info on bronciectasis!

I agree you should have a real pulmonary function test. peak flow measurements that you do at home provide some information- but it is not spirometry. Others here have provided advice for negotiating through the nhs system. It sounds like you may have …

Hi, Serum level is the amount of alpha1 antitrypsin present in the blood Phenotype relates to the genes controlling the expression of A1AT e.g I had my serum levels checked, I was just outside of the normal range due to having 1x faulty copy and 1x …

Great tips Amanda....I've used all the breathing tips....my go-to is plb---always a help--even just to relieve stress!!.....i too received many tips from my grandmother---she was the best!!! My other grandmother ( dad's mom ) had such a thick irish …

If by chance he isn't using a humidifier bottle with his oxygen concentrator, try that first. I was way too slow doing so, waiting until i was at 8 lpm, and it's amazing how much it helps with nasal problems. And it seems like the effect was quite quick, …

I am new to using supplemental O2--just a few weeks in--and it seems like my eyes have felt more dry and itchy since I started using it, especially at night. Does anyone else experience this? My prescription is for oxygen with activity and overnight. …

hello, let me introduce myself, my name is petre, I'm from Romania and I'm totally shocked by the diagnosis made by the pulmonologist after a spirometry which shows a 41% vems, I was given treatment with 2 inhaler sprays spiriva and everio airmaster and …

Dear Duke14, You seam to bit worried about lung cancer, but you have to understand context. emphysema occurs in lung cancer too, As a result, when you study patient with emphysema, lung cancer rate will be elevated. but doesn't mean emphysema causes …

Hi, firstly I'm so glad to have found this resource, thanks to you all... I've recently been diagnosed with COPD, obviously it's shocking at first, but now I need to do some life planning (family and friends look at me as if I've received a terminal …

great topic, especially as we inch closer to copd awareness month in november as well as cold and flu season. i'd like to add one thing to this conversation of airway clearance. deep breathing and coughing techniques are first and foremost the importance. …

What were your symptoms in stage 1 copd when you first were diagnosed?Just wondering...

Hello all. Im Tracy. Im new here. I am 44 and was diagnosed with COPD at 43. I was intubated in 2021 for bacterial pneumonia and that's when it all started. My life changed. Any other ladies my age diagnosed?